3rd Corps (Syria)

The 3rd Corps is a corps of the Syrian Army that was first formed in 1985. Richard Bennett wrote in 2001 that "three corps were formed in 1985 to give the Army more flexibility and to improve combat efficiency by decentralising the command structure, absorbing at least some of the lessons learned during the 1982 Lebanon War." The 3rd Corps HQ was in Aleppo, based in the north and covered Hama, the Turkish and Iraqi borders, the Mediterranean coastline and was tasked with protecting the complex of chemical and biological warfare and missile production and launch facilities. On 30 December 2023, Major General Ahmed Moalla was named as commander of the 3rd Corps.

3rd Corps
الفيلق الثالث
Syrian Armed Forces Flag
Active1985 – present
Country Syria
AllegianceMilitary of Syria
Branch Syrian Army
TypeCorps
Sizeup to 45,000 soldiers
Garrison/HQAleppo
Al-Qutayfah (3rd Division)
Hama (8th Division)
Homs (11th Division, Border Guard)
Deir ez-Zor (17th Division)
Aleppo (18th Division)
EngagementsSyrian Civil War
Commanders
Current CommanderMaj. Gen. Ahmed Moalla
Chief of StaffMaj. Gen. Mohammad Nayouf
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